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serviço público

Portuguese, noun/seʁˈvi.su ˈpu.bli.ku/

serviço público is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “public service (a service such as health care, transport, or waste removal provided to the general public, often by the government)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does serviço público mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinepublic service (a service such as health care, transport, or waste removal provided to the general public, often by the government)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of serviço público

  • serviços públicos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce serviço público?

  • Brazil /seʁˈvi.su ˈpu.bli.ku/
  • Brazil [seɦˈvi.su ˈpu.bli.ku]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.